Fox Advancement

The campaign consultant with Fox Campaigns directs campaign visioning, feasibility studies, and implementation for our clients across various industries. At a high level, these processes involve the following: - Visioning: Lead the client in developing their case for support and campaign budget. - Feasibility study: Confirm a realistic campaign goal through interviews with key donors and stakeholders. - Campaign implementation: Serve as the primary project manager for the campaign, ensuring activities happen on time and with integrity. Provide expert fundraising counsel to nonprofit executives and campaign volunteers. Some of what you might be doing with our clients: - Provide senior-level consulting for capital campaigns with an organization of at least a $5M operating budget; - Communicate with clients clearly and consistently, serving as an expert guide for the capital campaign process; - Conduct interviews with high-net-worth individuals with poise, professionalism, and integrity ; - Provide campaign education and major gifts solicitation training, when applicable, to Board of Directors members and campaign volunteers; - Develop campaign leadership and volunteer engagement plans; - Provide strategy and research to assist staff and volunteers in soliciting 6-7 figure gifts; - Prepare progress and final reports of campaign results with follow-up action plans; - Collaborate with Campaign Operations to develop a comprehensive scope of work; - Build trusting relationships with key members in the philanthropic community and nonprofit leadership; - Represent Fox Advancement at client meetings. To be successful, you should: - Have 10+ years of experience in overseeing capital campaigns - Be well-versed in using Google Drive to manage documents and collaborative communication - Demonstrate strong interpersonal and meeting facilitation skills, including managing Zoom calls - Have experience working in a remote environment - Demonstrate strong project management skills While this is a remote role, you must live in the greater Minneapolis, MN area to be considered.

Through our fractional service solutions, we provide mid-level, director, and executive-level support for all roles inside the non-profit, except for accounting/finance. A typical project is 10-20 hours per week, with some up to 40 hours per week, depending on the size of the organization and the complexity of needs. Locations may vary depending on the assignment. While most assignments are remote/virtual, on-site project requests do come up. To be successful, you should have: - Previous work, with a proven track record of success in nonprofits, in roles such as: Executive Director, Director of Development, Chief Development Officer, Major Gifts Director, Director of Philanthropy, or other similar positions. - We are also looking for professionals with experience in roles such as Human Resource Leader, Marketing Leader, and Operations Leader - Ability to quickly assess and advise on the best methods to achieve goals - Ability to process and evaluate data to drive decision-making - Proven ability to lead teams and direct performance - Flexibility to respond quickly to changing client needs - Experience leading in a virtual or hybrid environment - Willingness to roll up your sleeves and run both tactical and strategic programs - Highly effective written and verbal communication skills, including solid presentation abilities - Comfort interacting with executive leadership, staff, board members, and major donors - Extensive experience identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major donors - NOTE: Strong preference for candidates based in the Minneapolis/St Paul Region What You Will Bring: - Minimum of 10-15 years of professional experience as a leader of a core function inside a non-profit - Prior experience in a consulting or contract role - Strong comfort with the various technologies and systems necessary to support your work - Grant writing knowledge and capital campaign management experience is a plus!